Iraq sealed their place in the knockout round with an impressive 2-1 win over Bahrain in Group B, while hosts Palestine survived a dramatic Group A finale against Qatar to advance after a 2-2 draw.

The inaugural WAFF U-18 Championship semi-finals will be staged on Wednesday, with the regional youth champions to be decided on Friday.

The tournament is serving as valuable exposure for the teams ahead of the Qualifiers for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship which will be held in November.

A goal-laden final 15 minutes helped Jordan overcome Qatar 5-1 in the early match, before UAE joined Belal Al Laham’s side in the knockout stage with a 4-2 victory over Iraq.

The inaugural six-team tournament, which acts as a preparatory step for November’s AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers, will decide the regional youth champions in the final next Friday.

In a match where both sides had their fair share of opportunities, Brook timed his run perfectly to steal in behind the Malaysian defence to slot home the winning goal.

Malaysia had high hopes of retaining the title they won last year, especially after having defeated Australia 3-0 in their group stage encounter earlier in the tournament.

For Australia, the triumph sealed their fifth title in nine appearances in the regional tournament.

Needing only to avoid defeat to hold off the hosts in the final match of the round-robin competition, Iran fell behind to a first-half goal from promising Tajikistan striker Rustam Soirov but hit back with Rahimabadi’s 80th-minute leveller to become the Central Asian champions.

Earlier in the day, Uzbekistan beat Turkmenistan 2-0 to finish third in the competition, which serves as preparation for the forthcoming 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers.

The teams were divided into two zones of WEST (West + South + Central) with 25 teams and EAST (East +ASEAN) with 21 teams.

With countless memorable moments to choose from, the-AFC.com looks back at 19 that made Indonesia 2018 a spectacular success.